The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-06
V|'t 41toplts Column
The Republican Primaries.
NORM EAST, Aug. = 1851

NORTH EAST, Aug. 1851.
Nr. Editor:-In view of the approach
| ing primaries | do not think it would be
out OF place to make few suggestions to
the Republicans of this district and of
the county generally, as to certain prac-
tees which have heretofore prevailed. 1t
seems to have almost become IA custom
for men who are candidates for nomina-
tionS to Selec their own delegates. AS
soon as one man sets mp his ticket another
follows, and the war begins. One or the
other must in the end submit to defeat,
and the greater effort the defeated man
has made the more he is laughed at. In
the meantime, to avoid the humiliation
of being beaten every means is resorted
to to win. The fight is often not limited
to party lines Democrats viii solicit
Republicans who don't understand the
situation to vote for them at the prima
riGs, and in some instances Republicans
in the heat of the contest will solicit
Democratic support. At the late Demo
cratic primary meeting i'll this town
bountiiul supply of whisky had been
provided and if We are to Judge by the
number OF visits made to d certain stable
near the building where the voting was
done the supply of rum mist have been
the usual one. We had a regular old
fashioned Bourbon lovc-tcast, winding up
with the usual number of cut heads aud
bloody noses, with one case of cutting
with a knife, which means bill of ex
penseS for the tax payers to foot for the
attendance of witnesses before the next
grand jury. Now all this is done at the
inStigation of certain local BOSSES who
make cats paws of men ignorant enough
to do their dirty work, and who select
men they can control. The consequence
is tnat the worst men and not the best
men are brought to the front. Men whom
the people do not want. This always
follows when local bosses in either
party begin to play their game of politics
of running primaries and packing con
ventious. | do hope Mr.. Editor that the
Republicans OF Cecil county will in their
primaries select men as delegates to the
county convention whom the masses of
the people respect and have confidence
i'll, men who will 60 to Elkton unpledged
to any man for any place on our ticket.
convention composed of men selected
because they are not in the interest of
any particular candidate will undoubt-
eddy select the best candidates and nomi-
nate ticket which will be credit to
the party. The Republicans of Cecil
county want 10 vote for "Slmon pure
Republicans, and not for men who have
been ''monkeying" with Democrats for
their support. This ''monkeying'' with
certain Democratic bosses by certain
men in the Republican ranks has been
the cause of the past troubles i'll the Re-
publican ranks. 1t won't work now.
and no su:er plan to defeat the Republic |
can ticket this fall can be adopted. than
to pack primaries, and pack our Repub
hcan convention on the % with dele |
gates who have been picked out to vote
for cut and dried ticket, concocted in
some lawyers office in Elktuu, and who |
Is scheming in his own personal interest
only in securing their election. This kind
OF Republican politics has had its day in
Cecil and if the ticket to be nominated |
on the 22d is to receive the support of
the Republican voters of Cecil it must be
selected by Republicans, and not be set
up in advance for them by petty local
bosses" We need the solid and com
bined support of all the Republican voters
of the county i'll behalf of the deSt candi-
dates the Republican party has i'll its
ranks. Upon this solid Republicans sup
port, aided by such Democratic voters as
recognize the fact that the Republican
ticket is better than their own. We rely
for success. If we do not nomin lte bet
ter men than the Democrats have nOmi-
mated, We can have no earthly hope Of
success.